How many balls do you carry?

[duckman]

I carry 6 - 8 at any time.

My home course has a few Out of Bounds, trees & water hazards, so best to be prepared. 

Sometimes I can actually "retire" a ball due to scratchs etc from going off the fairway, other times can go through 2 - 3 a round.

I have trouble with my "guidance system ", so going astray is a normal game for me.

[Mac attack]

I carry 6 to 8 balls and replace them if they get scuffed. Living in Florida and playing all year around, I probably go through 3 to 4 dozen balls a year.

[tsheaffer23]

Usually have 4-6 new balls and another 6-8 previously used, but in good condition balls. 

[yellowboy]

I carry a dozen, different colors and brands for different courses and conditions. I also carry two or three not so good balls for the cheapskates I play with that spend all day looking for their ball

 

 

 

 

 

[Stephen355]

I carry 6. That's enough, I don't hit it far enough to loose many.

[Barbarito]

I always carry at least a dozen. More of a mindset thing, don’t usually lose more than 1 or 2 balls per round. 

[MrHogan]

Typically carry 12 - 15 balls. 2-3 for me and the rest for my father in law. 

[Daz273118]

Plenty of balls in my bag mainly as i use a trolley to carry my clubs so weight is not an issue. Also i have days where i need a few!!

[David brown]

No more than 6. It all depends on course I may play as well.

 

[Hughesjosh]

I usually have 10 in the bag, 6 that is the usual golf ball I use and then roughly 4 that are random just incase. In the winter when I carry I will go as low as just carrying the 6 I use to save a little weight.

[David317]

I usually carry 2-3 sleeves of balls. I’ll use them until visibly scuffed or of course, lost. 

[gross18]

I have much too many balls in my bag, I use an electric trolley, if I had to carry I think I'd definitely ditch most of them or risk having a hernia. Thing is I'm not playing badly at the moment so not losing many.

[Janw3]

I carry 6 Calloway softs in hot pink, I can usually find them because of the bright color and I hate extra weight in my bag.

[Luke Bilbrough]

I walk a lot, so I try to be as minimal as possible I usually carry 6 balls in my bag and about a dozen wooden tees.  The next question should be is how many tees do you have I have seen guys with enough tees to have a bonfire after the round.

[scott_jamo]

About 12-15

[JGreene]

This is a great question and discussion in our house. My 14 year old son carries about 4 dozen! He’s crazy and I tell him it’s way too many. I carry two sleeves and about 6-9 more junk or scuffed balls that I’ve found or scuffed while walking. 

[sennysideup]

I’m probably around 9.  1 sleeve of new balls, 3 more gently used, and 3 ‘water’ balls I may use to practice high risk shots where I am likely to lose it or to give to a friend that runs out hah. 
I tend to find more than I use which get donated to my friends or into my wife’s bag. 

may carry a few extra if playing a course I’m not familiar with in the event I lose more. 

[BLD7]

I have 9 balls in the bag. Usually find another 2 or 3 every round during mens league night without even trying. Typically pass the found ones on to my sons bag.

[DrRob1963]

13 is my standard number of golf balls:

   6 brand new white Srixon Z-stars.

   6 used white Srixon Z-stars, provided they're in good condition, with no major wear or marks/gouges/scrapes.

   1 yellow Srixon Z-star which I always use as my 'provisional' ball.

They're all marked with a "paw print" by either a green or purple sharpie, which reminds me of my pet terrier - who never lets go or gives up!

[leftyrockets]

I generally carry between 6-12 balls on any given round. Lots of woods and water where I play so balls can get scuffed up or lost fairly easily.

[Kevin Smith]

Usually no more than 9. 6 new ones and a couple used ones that are still playable.

[toodles_of_tol]

I carry 6 and if I go off the rails for the day then well, that’s what friends are for. 
Carrying less also kind of forces you to be a bit more strategic throughout the round with your shot placements 

Edited April 26 by toodles_of_tol

[MarkDeW]

An attendant brought my clubs out one day and asked if the bag was full of rocks. I took it home and found 35 balls I'd found over the summer. Now I keep it cleaned out and carry 3 used and 3 new to start every round.

[bama no 1]

I carry probably 4 dozen balls in my bag,  and yes its a very heavy bag.  The reason behind my madness, is that I primarily play at a Robert trent Jones golf course.  The short course alone has water that comes into play on 7 of the 9 holes.   Needless to say that many have gone off to a watery grave.

Another reason is that when I miss one into the trees I tend to find 3 while Im in there, so they go into the bag and I just never take them out.

[Woodrow72]

Probably too many , without counting , my estimate is 16, I usually pickup one or two a round to give the wife ( just beginning ) and will have one or two that I’ve retired and forget to remove . I’ve started to not grab a new sleeve every time I play since I rarely lose or damage more than one  which  tend to back in the bag ! 

[dandad]

Depends on how many I find  Usually between 6 and 12

[JAYER38]

Recently got the case of the slices off the Tee with driver that have been worse than EVER! So I began to carry 12 balls of misc brand and condition until I clean that back up.

Usually I limit myself to 6 of the same brand as I finds it helps me ensure I stay in play and not just "full send" every shot.

[sman3115]

Whatever is in the pocket I'm my bag. Maybe 15 maybe 20 all mixed.  Those are really just reserve.  I pull two balls out of a basket I keep in my trunk before I head out to practice with on the green.  The one I feel is rolling better goes in the pocket to play the other gets stashed in the cart pocket.  I'm not generally losing balls or scuffing the heck out of them that they need to be replaced.  If I don't finish my round with the same ball I generally only need the one extra.

 

I use a push cart so the extra balls don't bother me. Pickups go in a separate pocket for donation to the driving range.

[Flanpro]

I will have 6-9 at most each time I go out. I’m regularly rotating out the scuffed or “tired” ones before I go to the course. I’ll use between 1 and 4 a round unless I’m having one of those “hit it everywhere” rounds - then I count the number refreshments I have after!

[Big moose]

I usually have 2 dozen in my golf bag and I bought a 3 ball holder that hangs on my bag, I put the balls I used from the last round in there. It was a pain trying to find the balls I used last time in that pocket so I would end up with a pocket of used balls, now I play the same ones until I lose one or it gets damaged.